rain shadow
rain shadow
The portion of a mountain that receives little precipitation is typically the leeward side, also known as the rain shadow area. As moist air rises over the mountain, it cools and loses moisture in the form of precipitation on the windward side. By the time the air descends on the leeward side, it is drier, resulting in significantly less rainfall and often leading to arid conditions.
The biome that is determined by the amount of precipitation it receives is the desert biome. Deserts typically receive very little precipitation, leading to arid and dry conditions with little vegetation.
rain shadow
The leeward side of a mountain, also known as the rain shadow side, typically receives less precipitation because as air descends down the mountain, it warms and is not able to hold as much moisture. This results in decreased cloud formation and precipitation on the leeward side compared to the windward side.
tundra and desesrt
None. Any rainfall in Antarctica is concentrated on the Antarctic Peninsula. The Trans-Antarctic mountains are too cold for rain. Plus, further inland, there is essentially no precipitation, that geography being a polar desert.
dessert
Antarctica receives little precipitation each year which classifies it as a desert.
A high-latitude region that receives very little precipitation is called a polar desert. Antarctica and the Arctic are examples of regions that experience polar desert conditions, with extremely low levels of precipitation due to cold temperatures and their distance from sources of moisture.
dessert
This phenomenon is called a "rain shadow effect." When moist air is forced to rise over a mountain range, it cools and loses its moisture as precipitation on the windward side. As the air descends on the leeward side, it warms and becomes drier, creating arid conditions and little precipitation, known as a rain shadow.